You have a buzzing in your ears and it’s not improving, if anything it’s getting worse. It began quietly enough, one of those “is it really there” kind of situations. But you’ve observed how loud and constant the tinnitus noises have become after an entire day on the job at a construction site. These noises […]
Your last family dinner was frustrating. Not because of any intra-family drama (though there’s always a little bit of that). No, the source of the frustration was simple: it was noisy, and you couldn’t hear anything. So you didn’t hear the details about Nancy’s raise, and you didn’t have the ability to ask about Todd’s […]
You finally obtained those new hearing aids. You’re finally going to be able to get back into the groove of your social life again. No more bad transitions or unclear conversations. But there’s a problem: everything sounds a little bit off. The reason for this is that it will usually take a bit of time […]
You love swimming and are all about going into the water. The pool is like your second home (when you were younger, everybody said you were part fish–that’s how regularly you wanted to swim). The water seems a bit…louder… than normal today. And then you realize your oversight: you went into the pool with your […]
Your sense of hearing is essential in your life and when you lose it, there will be no natural way of getting it back. But strangely, the general public tends to ignore hearing loss. In the US alone, one in eight people over the age of 12 is dealing with neglected and permanent hearing loss. […]
When you think about hearing aids, intimacy most likely isn’t the first thing you consider. We get it. These little devices are normally advertised in very concrete terms. Love, conversely, is something better suited for music, poetry, and art. But you may want to begin looking at your hearing aid as an intimacy device because […]
Pain is your body’s way of supplying information. It’s not a terribly enjoyable method but it can be effective. When that megaphone you’re standing next to goes too loud, the pain lets you know that significant ear damage is occurring and you immediately (if you’re wise) cover your ears or remove yourself from that rather […]
